...a journalist

The Trainenergy project ran from September 2009 to September 2011, the project’s objective was to produce a training programme about the EU Energy Performance of Building Directives 2002 and Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services 2006 for tradesmen in the construction industry.
The project involved a consortium of partners from the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Denmark:
- AIDICO, Technological Institute of Construction, Spain
- Cenergia, Denmark
- The Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
- The Gem. Berufsförderungswerk GmbH, Germany
- IT Power, UK
- Tipperary Energy Agency , Ireland
- SDE College, Denmark
- Stephenson College, UK
- GIP, France
The project achieved the following goals:
- Produced training materials for tradesmen consisting of common European core modules with country specific modules for each of the countries involved.
- Produced training resources in the languages of the project: English, German, Danish, French and Spanish.
- Trained 30 teachers from the participant countries to teach these modules.
- Promoted the issues of energy efficiency and sustainable energy amongst craftspeople in the construction sector.
- Provided training for 500 tradesmen from the participant countries.
Press releases and promotional material about the project are provided here.
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